Ljubljana
Capital of Slovenia: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
2021-07-28 Ljubljana-0881: Sieglinde Hankele, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia. About 272,220 people live in the city proper, making it the 1st largest city of Slovenia in our atlas.
It lies at 46.05° N, 14.51° E, about 295 m (968 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/Ljubljana time zone.
Location
Red dot: Ljubljana. Green dots: other major cities of Slovenia. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Ljubljana has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 25°C (78°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -5°C (24°F). Around 1,054 mm (41 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, spread fairly evenly through the year.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in SloveniaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 3196359 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q437 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- 2021-07-28 Ljubljana-0881: Sieglinde Hankele, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Ljubljanski grad in Grajski grič: LjGrad, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Lublaň, Národní galerie 1: VitVit, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Tromostovje in Prešernov trg (Tromostovje and Prešeren Square): Petar Milošević, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Alpski kozorog: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Ljubljana - Central Market: Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Gradnja Bežigrajskega stadiona leta 1935: Peter Naglič, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
- Ljubljana Botanic Garden - pond: Yerpo, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- La place du Congrès (Ljubljana) (9374292864): dalbera from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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